User-customizable children's puzzles

Abstract

Provided herein are puzzles useful primarily by children, but also enjoyable by young adults and others. The puzzles of the invention permit a user to remove a piece of the puzzle from the overall construct, to reveal an image, the identity of which is customizable either by the user themselves, or by another person, which often may comprise a parent of the intended user. The images so revealed may thus be any image placed into the puzzle at the will of a person so capable, but are anticipated to often comprise images of the user's relations, including family members, famous persons, siblings and others. Additionally, geographical locations, images of outer space, images of famous persons, famous places, landmarks, pets, etc. are within the realm of potential images viewed. The instant puzzles are especially well suited to inspire learning in toddler-aged users, for stimulating cognizance of images, commensurate with provoking a physical response by the child. Although the present invention finds particular utility amongst enhancing the skills of special-needs children, it is well-suited to be enjoyed by children of all ages.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] This invention relates generally to toys and particularly to puzzles which are intended to be played with by children. More particularly, it relates to children's “peg puzzles”, which may be customized by the user to incorporate images selected by the user. BACKGROUND [0002] Children's puzzles have been known in the art for some time. One popular type of children's puzzle is known in the art as a “peg puzzle”. A peg puzzle generally consists of a first flat, substantially rectangular backing board, which in one embodiment comprises a sheet of plywood or particleboard. Bonded to the backing board is a second substantially rectangular planar board, corresponding roughly in dimension to the first backing board and which has various shapes cut out of it (cutouts), which second planar board is further bonded to the first backing board to provide a construct which is adapted to receive shapes corresponding to the cutouts. Shapes of board material corresponding to th...

AI Technical Summary

Problems solved by technology

Thus, the removal of blocks to reveal a picture beneath is known in the art and broad coverage for the process of doing this is probably not available.

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